Interview with Keith Maloon, Co Founder of Mareeba Orchards

1.    Can you share with us the beginnings of Mareeba Orchards?

Mareeba Orchards was founded in early 2021 with the purpose of providing Australian consumers with a healthy alternative to dried fruit. We at Mareeba are exceptionally proud to be supporting Aussie farmers, with Australia being amongst one of the countries producing some of the best tasting, high quality fruit in the world. Most current dried fruit products on the market are imported and contain unnecessary sugars, preservatives, and other unhealthy ingredients. Mareeba is the first company to produce small retail packets of tropical dried fruit using Australian grown product, a naturally sweet and healthy snack for the whole family.

2.    What does ‘natural health’ mean to you?

My personal health journey has always been centred on living a clean and healthy lifestyle, sticking to eating produce in its truest form and free from unnecessary ingredients. And so, 100% pure Australian dried fruit was a no brainer. We as a wider team hope to improve the lives of everyday Australians through health and convenience.

3.    Which is your favourite SKU in the range?

 That’s definitely a difficult question as all of our SKUs are delicious. I guess pineapple would be my favourite, closely followed by banana.

 4.    Tell us about your new SKU!

 We are super excited to be launching our NEW mango variety 57g packets. Our team has been working around the clock for months sourcing the best quality, Australian mangoes available. The end product is simply amazing, and we believe it will be a big hit, already complementing our successful range.

5.    Has there been any hurdles that Mareeba Orchards has had to overcome?

Some of our biggest challenges have been to source and process all fruit varieties all year round. As you are aware, some fruit like mango and pineapple is seasonal and there may be slight differences in taste depending on the season and fruit variety available at the time.

Mareeba Orchards has been successful in providing all our range all year round.

6.    What has your experience with GBN been like?

 Global by Nature had the foresight at the beginning and passion for the brand and have been very successful in ranging our brand in independent grocery, health food and pharmacy stores. Our experience has been excellent especially the professionalism, drive and enthusiasm for our range.

At Global By Nature, we distribute 250 brands and over 2,500 health and wellness products to trade. Our knowledgeable team are passionate about connecting you with the best quality health brands that support the growth of your business.

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How Tropeaka developed the most delicious health bars on the planet

Article by Caleb Marshall, Tropeaka CEO

Between 2011 and 2014, I developed chronic fatigue syndrome. The impact was nothing short of shockingly painful and dreadful.

From physically feeling like I’d been hit by a bus every day to the accompanying depressive side effects, the symptoms seemed almost endless and subsequently ground my life to a halt for three and a half years.

This life-altering event led me down a path of discovery to functional and integrative medicine and nutrition in late 2014. In what could only be described at the time as a miracle, my life completely changed around through functional medicine interventions, where I integrated the power of high-quality nutrition and healthy lifestyle practices.

After seeing the results of this incredible moment of change, my housemate and I decided to start our health company called Tropeaka, which launched in February 2016. It had a central focus to create the highest quality health products on the planet and to positively impact millions in their health.

Since launching, our products have proudly been free from nasties, packed with powerful organic ingredients, and taste amazing!

With these decisions have come very happy customers. We have the largest combined social media following of any health food company in Australia; we have over 17,000 5-Star Reviews on our website and have happy customers in over 70 countries around the world. These stats, and more importantly, this impact, is something we are truly grateful for.

Our principles around product quality have come to life yet again with our recently launched Goodness Gut Bars! These bars came off the incredible success of our Protein Energy Bars, which sold over 100,000 units via our website in their first 9 months of launch and have since successfully moved into retail via our partnership with Global By Nature, Complete Health Products and Perth Health.

Our Goodness Gut Bars are nothing short of incredible. They came off the back of extensive research and development with our manufacturing and supply partners, culminating in a perfect balance of taste and function.

Launching in two flavours, Double Choc Fudge and Caramel Choc Fudge, they combine a delicious and highly effective blend of prebiotics that help feed beneficial bacteria. It’s a bar that not only tastes great but plays a part in restoring a happy, healthy gut!

They’re 100% natural and packed with organic ingredients while also being gluten-free, soy-free and vegan friendly. So, best of all, they’re made for everyone!

The Double Choc Fudge Goodness Gut Bar has a deliciously rich chocolate flavour from premium organic Dutch cocoa and decadent chocolate chunk pieces, while the Caramel Choc Fudge bar has a delectable smooth caramel flavour and the same decadent chocolate chunk pieces.

Wellness never tasted so good, and we’re so proud of it. We know these bars, alongside our Protein Energy Bars, will be a huge win for any retailer wanting to stock these products.

They’re a fast-moving SKU, have a competitive advantage over other bars on the market both in product quality and package design, and taste great! Best of all, they’re made by a brand that truly believes in what they stand for and have an incredibly loyal and passionate customer base in every part of Australia.

We hope that you come on the journey with us as a retail partner to help us in our mission to positively impact millions of people in their health, and we truly thank all those that have done so already.

At Global By Nature, we distribute 250 brands and over 2,500 health and wellness products to trade. Our knowledgeable team are passionate about connecting you with the best quality health brands that support the growth of your business.

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